Bustle



(No Model.)

A. H. JACKSON.

BUSTLE.

N0. 384,85Q. Patented June 19, 1888.

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AMOS H. JACKSON, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,850,dated June 19,1888.

I I Application filed February 11, 1888. Serial No. 263,680., (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMos H. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing atFremont,in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bustles, of whichthe follow ingisaspecification,referencebeinghadtherein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements inbustles, having for its object the provision of a simple and improvedarticleof this class, whereby the dress of the wearer will always havethe proper setting, the outer springs or coils being held by suitablemeans in the desired shape; and the invention has a further object-theproduction of abustle that will possess advantages in point ofsimplicity, durability, inexpensiveness, and general efficiency.

To these ends the invention comprises the detail construction andarrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is U a View in perspective of myinvention. Fig.

2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3is a front view with the tape orwirecovering removed; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line a: m,Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the supporting frame, composed,preferably, of three (more or less) curved cross-bars, a, connected attheir ends byinclined side bars, a a.

Said frame is preferably composed of one single piece of wire, as shownin Fig. 8, the ends being connected to the main portions by small handsand solder. This frame is slightly curved outwardly or rearwardly tohave the proper set on the body of the wearer.

To the top and middle cross-bars is connected one end of a largecentrally-disposed spring,B, composed of a single coil of wire, one endof which is connected to the frame by suitable bands and solder. Oneither side of this central large spring, B, are secured similar butsmaller springs, b b, the ends of which are likewise connected to theframe. Thus constructed these springs are covered or incased by linen orcotton coverings or tubes O, the lower outer ends of which are stitchedtogether, so as to retain the springs in position. To the lowercross-bars a of the frame Aare secured theinner ends of a series ofnormally-horizontal springs, I) b, the center one of which is ofslightly greater length than the others. These short horizontal springsare designed to bear against the upper outwardly and downwardly curvedseries of springs and hold the same in their proper positions, thesprings B b being held against said series of springs by tapes or cordsb passed through the center of each of said springs b and secured toeach of the outer curved springs, as shown. The wires of the frameA arecovered by suitable tape or other covering, D, as shown, from whichextends the ordinary waistband, d, for attaching the bustle to the bodyof the wearer.

From what has been saidjt will be seen that the upper outer series ofsprings have an outward and downward curvature; that the central springhas a greater projection than the side springs; that the latter springscarry out the curvature or proper form; that the frame occupies avertical plane, and that the series of horizontal springs give theproper setting and support to the outwardly and downwardly curvedsprings.

Another advantage of this improved bustle is that the springs are soarranged that they will readily close up when the wearer is seatedandnot suffer any derangement in consequence thereof.

I am aware that it is not new to construct a bustle having outwardly anddownwardly curved platesprings supported by coil-springs placedthereunder, also bustles having outer coil-springs, and hence I do notmake broad claim thereto. My invention is designed as an improvementover such forms of construction, and to this end I employ the outerseries of curved coil-springs secured to a vertical frame and a seriesof horizontal coilsprings, also secured to said frame and to said outerseries; and I also use coverings or tubes for the outer series ofsprings.

The advantage of making the outer series of coil-springs is that thesame will readily close when the wearer isseated. When the wearer isstanding, said springs will be held to their proper setting by theseries of horizontal coil-springs.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the vertically-disposednecting said frame and the lower portions of frame, the series of threeoutwardly and downsaid outer series of springs, substantially as wardlycurved coil-springs secured to'said shown and described. 7 frame, thecentral one of said springs being In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in 5 larger than the" other side springs, the covpresence oftwo witnesses.

erings or tubes for said springs, the series of horizontally-disposedcoilsprings connected AMOS JACKSON at their inner ends to said frameand'to each Witnesses: of the springs of said outer series, and thetapes J H. BIHL,

[0 passed through said horizontal springs, conlVI. G. THRAVES.

